PSYC6115 Adapting Clinical Work for Different Populations

Module Overview

Clinical work often has to be adapted to meet the needs of different populations. This module will provide you with an overview of some of the reasons why we have to adapt the delivery of specific interventions initially through a developmental perspective and individual differences perspective.
The module will cover both adapting individual therapeutic interventions to meet the needs of specific populations (e.g. the elderly) and will also look at other ways of delivering interventions (e.g. through carers and staff). The module will make explicit links to other modules such as the CBT module, for example by looking at attachment theory and inviting you to consider how disrupted attachment could contribute to the development of personality disorders.

Module Details

Semester:

Whole Academic Year

CATS points:

10

ECTS points:

5

Level:

Level 7

Module Lead:

Therese Allan

Aims and Objectives

Module Aims

This module will provide you with an overview of some of the reasons why we have to adapt the delivery of specific interventions initially through a developmental perspective and individual differences perspective.

Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcomes

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

Know how development through the lifespan affects the presentation of different clinical
disorders with a specific focus on adults of working age and beyond

Understand how individual differences impact on clinical disorders

Be able to critically appraise the literature supporting interventions for different
populations using guidance frameworks such as NICE and SIGN

Evaluate theory-practice links in the application of psychological interventions to a range
of different populations

Reflect on your clinical practice with at least one group of patients who require
adaptations to standard delivery of therapy

Syllabus

The syllabus is organised around a number of different but related areas:
Why we might need to adapt psychological interventions
• Developmental perspective including attachment, life-stages and ageing
• Psychology of individual differences (including models of personality, emotion and motivation)
Working with different groups and adapting interventions
• Older adults
• Physical health and impact on psychological functioning
• Long-term conditions
• People with addictions
• Forensic populations
• Working with race, culture and diversity
• Multidisciplinary work
• Working with carers
Ethical issues related to adapting clinical practice
• Ethical issues working with older adults
• Monitoring and evaluating ethical practice when other people are delivering an intervention
(e.g. staff teams, carers)
• Ethical issues around working with forensic populations

Special Features

Teaching will be delivered by clinicians who are experts in their field. Service users and carers will be involved in teaching

Learning and Teaching

Teaching and learning methods

Teaching will comprise a number of different methods including lectures, seminars, problem-based
learning, e-learning, directed reading, and independent study. Skills-based competencies will be
taught through demonstrations, simulated role plays, and using multi-media resources